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Hard Disk Installation

Macintosh

To install Cloze Passage Wizard on a Hard Disk, insert the Cloze Passage Wizard
disk in any drive and double-click on the "CLOZE" disk icon. Drag the "CLOZE
WIZARD" drawer onto your Hard Disk. (You have now copied the program from the
floppy disk to your Hard Disk. Store the master disk in a safe place or even
make a copy of the disk to serve as a backup. Replacement disks will cost you
$10 plus postage)

To load Cloze Passage Wizard simply open the "CLOZE WIZARD" drawer and double-click
on the "CLOZE" program icon.

IBM Compatible Machines
Start Windows
Insert disk into drive A:
From the Program Manager select the File Menu and choose RUN
Type A :\Setup and press Enter
Follow the installation instructions and a new program group and icons will
be installed. Double-click the CLOZE program icon to start.
Windows 95 users should choose ˝Add New Programţ from the Control Panels

OVERVIEW

A Cloze passage is a
reading passage in which the words have been systematically removed. The reader
is asked to fill in the spaces with an appropriate replacement
word.

Cloze procedure forces students to use their understanding of
syntax, grammar and semantics (meaning) to make meaningful guesses about
the missing word. It slows down the reading so that students concentrate on the
meaning of the text.

Cloze Passage Wizard is a powerful teaching utility
that allows for quick and easy production of cloze passage exercises and a range
of other language based worksheets.

Students often need to see text in a
range of different formats to fully understand the meaning of terms and phrases
used. Cloze Passage Wizard follows in the footsteps of our highly successful
Cloze Passage Wizard, giving Teachers a similarly easy to use interface and
professional printouts. Cloze Passage Wizard features;

The ability to add your favourite graphics to illustrate your passage

View wordlist and passage on screen

Reset the passage anytime

Export/Import Cloze or Text as a text file to and from a word
processor

Enhanced printouts

Fully control of Font selection and Sizes

Print Preview with automatic formatting

Automatically extract every nth word

Selection of individual words or every occurrence of a word for
removal

Create custom lists for removal from the passage

12 quality Cloze worksheet printouts from the one passage

Cloze Passage with wordlist

Cloze Passage without wordlist

Cloze Passage with extra words in wordlist

Cloze Cover Up

Cloze Scramble

Cloze rewrite

Cloze Jumble

Cloze Meanings

Cloze Punctuation

Cloze Alternate words

Cloze Nonsense words

Cloze Readability Measure

Ideally suited to LOTE, English and all language intensive subject
areas

TEACHING STRATEGIES

In Cloze
passages, words may be deleted on the basis of:

fixed ratio eg every 7th word

variable rating eg words are deleted from predetermined criteria
such as content words or classifying adjectives. [Remember that lists of words
can be created and saved in Cloze Passage Wizard and be removed
automatically]

groups of words, phrases or sentences are deleted, requiring students to
focus on the overall pattern and meaning of the text to replace
them.

When using Cloze as a teaching strategy remember that Dependent
Readers cope best with Cloze where 1 word in every 12 - 15 words is
removed. Less Dependent Readers cope with best with Cloze where 1
word in every 8 - 10 words is removed and Independent Readers cope
best with Cloze where 1 word in every 5 - 8 words is removed.

Points
to remember:

Provide a meaningful context for the cloze.

Have a clear purpose in mind and create the cloze accordingly.

At least the first and last sentence should be left intact to provide a
context for the reader.

Use the range of worksheets provided in Cloze Passage Wizard to cater for
groups of students with different needs.

It is important to have students compare their solutions with other
student solutions, to discuss and justify their selections.

Before students are asked to engage in the cloze activity independently of
the teacher they need to be shown how to go about doing a cloze passage.
During initial stages the teacher should work with students going through the
following steps whilst impressing upon them that they will do the same when
they attempt the activity in small groups.

Include and discuss any graphics that will assist the context

Read the Title - discuss what the text will be about

Read all the passage and hum whenever there is a gap

Begin again and read to the first gap

Guess the word for the gap. Discuss your choice

If you can═t think of a word for a gap leave it out and come back to it
later. There may be a clue further on in the passage.

Print the Cloze Passage and Solution to the passage on an Overhead
Transparency to allow for a class walk-through and easy marking.

Creating a Cloze

To create a
cloze passage follow these steps;

Select NEW to clear any currently displayed cloze

Select Edit Cloze Text

You can either begin entering text or open a previously created text file.
When your passage is complete select Continue.

The text will be displayed in the Cloze window and the words from the
cloze will be displayed in the list on the right hand side.

Clicking on the words in the list will toggle them as selected or
unselected, enabling you to select the words to be removed from the cloze.
Clicking on the word a second time replaces the word in the passage. There are
a number of tools to help you remove words efficiently from the passage. You
can remove every nth word automatically, remove every occurrence of a word or
remove a custom list that you have created. This can all be achieved at the
click of a button.

After you have selected your words you can change the save the
ClozePassage and then print the cloze using a variety of
layouts and styles.

Menu/Button Options

New
ClozeSelect this option to clear the currently displayed cloze. You will
be askedif you want to clear the cloze. Select YES to clear the cloze or NO
tocontinue working with the currently displayed cloze.

Open
Cloze

When selected, a dialog box will appear asking you to select a file from the
list of clozes. Select a file and click on OK to open the cloze.

Save
Cloze

When selected, the current cloze will be saved. If there is no filename
forThe cloze, a dialog box will appear asking you to enter a filename. Enter
afilename and click OK. The cloze will be saved under that
filename.

Save TextWhen selected the text of the current cloze
can be saved as a text file. You may wish to do this if you want to import the
file into a wordprocessor. A dialog box will appear asking you to enter a
filename. Enter a filename and click OK. The text will be saved under that
filename.Save as...Use this option to save the cloze under a
different filename.

Print Cloze

Use this option to print your cloze. A new window will open with various
print options available. See the Print Page Options further in the manual
for full details.

Font Selection

Select this option to change the font for the cloze. A font dialog box will
open. Select your font style and select OK. Macintosh users just select a font
from the menu. You may need to experiment with different font styles and sizes
to determine the most suitable for your needs and student
abilities.

Create Custom List

Allows you to create a custom list of words for extraction from the passage.
Enter words into the field, pressing Enter or selecting Add. You can edit any
word in the list by clicking on it, or cycle through your wordlist by selecting
Next or Previous. Select Save to save your list. Enter a name for the list and
then click on OK. The list will then be saved under that filename. You can then
apply the words in the custom list to your cloze, removing those words from the
cloze.

Edit Custom List

Allows you to edit a Custom List. Enter or edit words as described in the
Create section. Select Save to save your wordlist.

Edit Cloze
TextAllows you to edit the current cloze passage text or
in the case of a new cloze, create the text for your cloze passage. Please note
that if you edit the text all words that are are currently removed will be
replaced.

Remove specified word

Allows you to specify a word to be removed from the cloze. All occurrences of
that word are removed from the passage. Enter the word to be removed in the
field and press Enter. The word is case sensitive. For example, if you enter
"the" it will only remove that word not "The" or "THE".

Remove every
nth word

Allows you to remove every nth word in the passage. Enter the number to
remove and every nth word will be removed. For example if you want to remove
every 5th word enter 5.

Use Custom List

Select this option to apply your previously created custom list to the
current cloze passage. The words, also case sensitive, will be removed from the
cloze passage.

Help

Opens this Help File. If you wish to find a specific word in the Help topics,
enter the word in the find field and press Enter. If the word exists it will be
displayed IN RED along with the appropriate topic. Pressing Enter again will
find the next occurrence of the word. You can also print the currently displayed
topic at any time.

QuitSelect this option to quit the Cloze Passage
Wizard.

Reset SelectionsSelect this option to clear the
selected words in your cloze passage.

Print Page
Options

When you arrive at this screen you are presented
with a sample worksheet of a standard cloze. Clicking on any of
the 12 worksheet buttons on the right will present you with a
sample of that worksheet. Use the Print Preview button to view
your text as a worksheet. You can add graphics or change the size of your font
by selecting the appropriate buttons.

LayoutsThere are four
layouts available for most of the worksheet styles;

Standard - a standard cloze passage with no graphic

Graphic Left - the cloze has a graphic in the top left

Graphic Right - the cloze has a graphic in the top right

Graphic Double - the cloze has a graphic in the top left and
right

Select the layout to use and a preview will be displayed in the centre of
the screen. To place a graphic, double click on the graphic box and then select
a bitmap file to use. Some sample graphics are included. We recommend using the
range of educational clip art available from New Horizons. You can change an
existing graphic by double-clicking on it.

ButtonsPrint -
Prints the currently displayed clozePrint Preview - Displays a 100% view of
your worksheetClear Graphic - Clears the graphic in the box/boxesClose -
Closes the print window and returns to the Creator PageHelp - Displays this
help fileFont - Allows you to change the font and size being used in the
cloze

HelpOpens this Help File. If you wish to find a specific
word in the Helptopics, enter the word in the find field and press Enter. If
the wordexists it will be displayed IN RED along with the appropriate
topic.Pressing Enter again will find the next occurrence of the word. You
canalso print the currently displayed topic at any time.

Cloze
Worksheet StylesThere are twelve styles to choose from. Clicking on a
style will display a preview of the style, plus a short description of the style
will be written in the box at the bottom right side of the screen. Also check
the manual for sample copies of all worksheets.

Cloze Passage with wordlist - This is a standard Cloze with the
words that have been removed placed in a wordlist below the passage in a
random order.

Cloze Passage without wordlist - This Cloze has the words removed
but no wordlist, allowing students to place any suitable word into the spaces
in the passage.

Cloze Passage with extra words in wordlist - Similar to Worksheet 1
except there are more words than necessary in the wordlist. A useful
option for more able students.

Cloze Cover Up - This worksheet presents the passage with the
bottom half of each word missing. Students must rewrite the passage by
recognising the tops of the words. You will need to experiment with different
fonts and sizes to get a font that presents the worksheet properly. Some
unusual fonts will not be appropriate for this worksheet.

Cloze Scramble - Instead of removing the words from the passage the
words are left in place and the letters scrambled. Students must first
underline the scrambled words in the passage and then unscramble them in the
space provided below the passage.

Cloze Rewrite - This worksheet requires students to retell the
passage in their own words but still keep the meaning of the passage.

Cloze Jumble - The passage is divided into strips and jumbled.
Students are required to cut the strips out and reassemble the passage in the
correct order, perhaps they could glue them in their books or onto another
sheet.

Cloze Meanings - The selected words are left in the passage and
underlined. Students are to rewrite the words below the passage and then write
their meanings in context to the passage.

Cloze Punctuation - This worksheet removes all the punctuation from
the passage. It leaves the Capital letters of sentences in place. Students
should use a red pen to replace the punctuation in the passage.

Cloze Alternate words - The selected words are left in the passage
and underlined. Students are to rewrite the words below the passage and then
write a synonym for each word.

Cloze Nonsense words - The passage has additional words inserted.
Students must identify and remove the words. An excellent worksheet for
testing proof reading.

Cloze Readability Measure - This worksheet is designed to test if a
text is suitable for students to read. Enter approximately 250 words from the
proposed text. You will be asked to remove every 5th or 7th word from the
passage. The first and last sentences are left in tact. Students are asked to
complete the passage so that it makes sense. The answers are marked and scored
as a percentage. Their answers must convey the meaning of the text/concepts,
not necessarily the exact word or the correct spelling.

Rate their scores on this scale:

0 - 43% correct - Student cannot read the material with any understanding
or fluency. Alternative material should be used.

44% - 60% correct -
Students can handle the material with help

61% - 100% correct - Students
have little or no difficulty with the material.